Re: [users] .pdf file size increase

2005-10-27 Thread Thomas Lange
Hi Richard, Has anyone else noticed that .pdfs exported from .odt are 5 times or so bigger than those exported from .sxw? That is, a 15kb file saved as a .sxw will export a 70kb or so .pdf, while the same file saved as a .odt exports almost 400kb. Why is this? Is it fixable, because I don't w

[users] OOo2, linux: quickstart _impossible_?

2005-10-27 Thread Christof Petig
Hi, The thing preventing us to use 2.0 is the inability to use any quickstart facility on linux. I do not ask for a nice working GUI, I ask for a basic working command line argument/flag combination. [Adapting ooqstart is trivial to me] Does anybody know the 2.0 equivalent to: ooffice -quickst

Re: [users] .pdf file size increase

2005-10-27 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 27 October 2005 04:06, Thomas Lange wrote: >Hi Richard, > >> Has anyone else noticed that .pdfs exported from .odt are 5 times or >> so bigger than those exported from .sxw? >> That is, a 15kb file saved as a .sxw will export a 70kb or so .pdf, >> while the same file saved as a .odt exp

Re: [users] Re: bloody rpm's only

2005-10-27 Thread Rich
Randomthots wrote: .. And, pray tell, how exactly are you a "customer" in the first place? You paid how much for OOo? That's right! NOTHING this is not the list to discuss things like this (and 'discuss' is not, too ;) - maybe 'margeting'...) i would like to ask you to stop and think for

Re: [users] .pdf file size increase

2005-10-27 Thread Gene Heskett
On Thursday 27 October 2005 04:06, Thomas Lange wrote: >Hi Richard, > >> Has anyone else noticed that .pdfs exported from .odt are 5 times or >> so bigger than those exported from .sxw? >> That is, a 15kb file saved as a .sxw will export a 70kb or so .pdf, >> while the same file saved as a .odt exp

Re: [users] Re: Using indirect function in Calc

2005-10-27 Thread Daniel Rentz
Jim Martin wrote: Okay, please disregard the previous question. Its working and I'm really getting the hang of it. Ok :-) Just to explain why this works and your first try does not: The range operator ":" in Calc works with fixed cell addresses only, e.g. A1:B5 or $C$7:$D$8. Anything else

Re: [users] Re: Extended PDF for Ooo 2.0

2005-10-27 Thread Wan Mohd Hafizi
Good afternoon, Dear Sir, Can you teach me how to set security in OOo when export to PDF. Example I want to export the document to PDF file. This PDF file can be view by anyone but cannot be print. Thanks and best regards, Wan G. Roderick Singleton wrote: > On Mon, 2005-10-24 at 22:23 -0500, Jo

RE: [users] Installation problems on RH 8 and RHEL 4

2005-10-27 Thread Cannon, Andrew
CPH, I've called the program using the command line and the menu buttons, both remotely and on the actual machine, all to no avail. The system is a fully up to date version of Red Hat Enterprise Linux 4 (Update 2) with the "extras" packages installed. It is a brand new HP xw4300 with 2GB memor

Re: [users] Base Forms

2005-10-27 Thread Richard Martin
Excellent - thats it. Thanks so much - I didnt even know the ctrl button did anything on these pages. Are there any How-Tos yet for this sort of Base stuff about? Thanks again for your help - very much appreciated Richard Dan Lewis wrote: On Wednesday 26 October 2005 10:48 am, Richard Mar

Re: [users] Please send me a teckie / Portland Oregon

2005-10-27 Thread Jonathon Blake
Dan wrote: > > Gresham Oregon 97080 > > (503) 775-5012 > Go to this web page for that information: > http://bizdev.openoffice.org/consultants.html > Scroll down to near the bottom of the page. There is a listing in the state > of Washington that could help you. Gresham, Oregon is not part

[users] Data Source Problem from Writer 2.0

2005-10-27 Thread Jack Gillis
I am breaking new ground as my experience using OOo grows and need a little help. I don't seem to find the answer in the Users Guide or Getting Started PDF's. When I use F4 to select a data source so I can create a form or other purposes, I find several data sources which existed at one time

Re: [users] Re: Extended PDF for Ooo 2.0

2005-10-27 Thread Shoshannah Forbes
On 27/10/2005, at 11:18, Wan Mohd Hafizi wrote: Can you teach me how to set security in OOo when export to PDF. Example I want to export the document to PDF file. This PDF file can be view by anyone but cannot be print. Tools--options--security There you can set security options for PDF as we

Re: [users] Preserve space above paragraph at top of page?

2005-10-27 Thread Fajar Priyanto
On Thursday 27 October 2005 08:25, Gary Oberbrunner wrote: > I'm trying to format a book of poetry. Each stanza is a single > paragraph with hard returns at the end of each line. > > One requirement is as follows: > > If a new stanza begins at the top of a page, the "Above paragraph" > spacing sho

[users] Getting Started PDF links don't open Firefox

2005-10-27 Thread Jack Gillis
Firefox is my default browser. When I try to visit a link in the 'How Get Help" section of the Getting Started Guide, the link opens in Internet Explorer not Firefox. Is there any way I can get the link to open in my default browser, Firefox? Thank you very much. ---

Re: [users] Base Forms

2005-10-27 Thread Dan Lewis
This is a draft copy of the Getting Started with Base chapter: http://delewis.com/OOo/GettingStartedWithBase_DL_26Oct05.odt. The bottom of page 17 through part of page 18 have instructions on using the Control icon. As soon as it is reviewed and approved, it will become part of the Getting S

Re: [users] Please send me a teckie / Portland Oregon

2005-10-27 Thread Dan Lewis
On Thursday 27 October 2005 05:03 am, Jonathon Blake wrote: > Dan wrote: > > > Gresham Oregon 97080 > > > (503) 775-5012 > > > > Go to this web page for that information: > > http://bizdev.openoffice.org/consultants.html Scroll down to near the > > bottom of the page. There is a listing in the

Re: [users] Data Source Problem from Writer 2.0

2005-10-27 Thread Dan Lewis
I suppose you could say that I have hid this information. Look at the bottom of Page 127 in the Getting Started PDF. The section title is Regestering databases created by OOo 2.0. It has instructions on how to regester, edit, or remove a database. Dan On Thursday 27 October 2005 05:37 am,

Re: [users] Data Source Problem from Writer 2.0

2005-10-27 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Thu, 2005-10-27 at 06:37 -0400, Jack Gillis wrote: > I am breaking new ground as my experience using OOo grows and need a little > help. I don't seem to find the answer in the Users Guide or Getting Started > PDF's. > > When I use F4 to select a data source so I can create a form or other >

Re: [users] Getting Started PDF links don't open Firefox

2005-10-27 Thread Keith Bates
On Thu, 27 Oct 2005 07:08:30 -0400 "Jack Gillis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Firefox is my default browser. When I try to visit a link in the > 'How Get Help" section of the Getting Started Guide, the link opens > in Internet Explorer not Firefox. Is there any way I can get the > link to open

Re: [users] Getting Started PDF links don't open Firefox

2005-10-27 Thread Jack Gillis
Thank you very much, Keith. Here is the link from page 11 of the Getting Started Guide. http://user-faq.openoffice.org/ I could find no way in Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 to specify Firefox. As I said in my post, Firefox is my default browser and has been that since I installed it a while ago.

Re: [users] Getting Started PDF links don't open Firefox

2005-10-27 Thread Jack Gillis
It's me again. I forgot to mention, the Getting Started Guide exist on my HD. I wasn't accessing it on the web. I had downloaded it from the web when I first came across it. Thanks again. - Original Message - From: "Keith Bates" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, October 27,

Re: [users] Data Source Problem from Writer 2.0

2005-10-27 Thread Jack Gillis
Thank you very much Dan and Roderick. I thought I had followed those instructions initially but those databases still show up in Writer when I press F4. Any further thoughts on what I should do now? - Original Message - From: "Dan Lewis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, Octob

Re: [users] Getting Started PDF links don't open Firefox

2005-10-27 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Thu, 2005-10-27 at 07:08 -0400, Jack Gillis wrote: > Firefox is my default browser. When I try to visit a link in the 'How Get > Help" section of the Getting Started Guide, the link opens in Internet > Explorer not Firefox. Is there any way I can get the link to open in my > default browse

[users] Impress to Web

2005-10-27 Thread Howard Coles Jr.
I would like to setup a web page that has an IMpress presentation, however, many folks may not have OOo. My question is, what would be a good way to put this up on a web site so that users can run through the presentation even if they don't have OOo? -- See Ya' Howard Coles Jr. John 3:16! -

[users] Re: Digital signatures [linux]

2005-10-27 Thread Matej Cepl
G. Roderick Singleton wrote: > Perhaps the section on digital signatures on page 388 of > http://documentation.openoffice.org/manuals/OOo2.x/user_guide2_draft.pdf > will help. No, I have read this information before trying to make it work -- and it didn't (I HAVE certs in both Firefox and Thunderb

[users] Re: Data Source Problem from Writer 2.0

2005-10-27 Thread Jack Gillis
OK! Problem solved by going back to last night's System Restore point. I cleared up that problem along with one other I have been nagged by this morning. Thanks to both Dan and Roderick. - Original Message - From: "Dan Lewis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Newsgroups: gmane.comp.openoffice.qu

Re: [users] Getting Started PDF links don't open Firefox

2005-10-27 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Thu, 2005-10-27 at 08:50 -0400, Jack Gillis wrote: > Thank you very much, Keith. > > Here is the link from page 11 of the Getting Started Guide. > > http://user-faq.openoffice.org/ > > I could find no way in Adobe Acrobat Reader 7.0 to specify Firefox. As I > said in my post, Firefox is my

Re: [users] Impress to Web

2005-10-27 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Thu, 2005-10-27 at 08:16 -0500, Howard Coles Jr. wrote: > I would like to setup a web page that has an IMpress presentation, however, > many folks may not have OOo. My question is, what would be a good way to put > this up on a web site so that users can run through the presentation even if

[users] Paste Values only?

2005-10-27 Thread Matej Cepl
Hi, in Excel I could Paste Values only, so that the values in cells are frozen (i.e., there are no formulas in these cells, just values). I have not found a way how to do the same with OOCalc (2.0) even through reading user guide. Any help? Matej -- Matej Cepl, http://www.ceplovi.cz/matej/blog/

Re: [users] .pdf file size increase

2005-10-27 Thread Dick
I wasn't the originator of this thread, but I did some experimentation to see what I found regarding PDF file size. I have a 12-page newsletter with about 10 photos or other jpg graphics which I put into PDF format to send to the printer. Here is the file size summary: OOo 1.1.4 with highest r

Re: [users] Paste Values only?

2005-10-27 Thread Rich
at least in 1.1.5 (should be the same in 2.0) : choose "paste special" and select only "numbers" Matej Cepl wrote: Hi, in Excel I could Paste Values only, so that the values in cells are frozen (i.e., there are no formulas in these cells, just values). I have not found a way how to do the same

[users] embed fonts in pdf

2005-10-27 Thread Jim White
Is there a way to "embed" fonts when I export to a pdf? I don't see an option for this but maybe it is called something else. Jim White

[users] Re: Time to open and save large files with Calc

2005-10-27 Thread Jim Martin
Anthony Chilco wrote: Hi Bryce, Jim, The reason for the long load and save times is that all OOo files are stored in XML format. Basically, they're text files and must be parsed and translated to binary each time. MSO saves only in binary format, so the load time is shorter. The only way arou

Re: [users] Getting Started PDF links don't open Firefox

2005-10-27 Thread Pete Holsberg
Jack Gillis wrote: Firefox is my default browser. When I try to visit a link in the 'How Get Help" section of the Getting Started Guide, the link opens in Internet Explorer not Firefox. Is there any way I can get the link to open in my default browser, Firefox? In FF, Tools > Options> G

[users] How to paste equations in Impress

2005-10-27 Thread Ted Compton
Hi, I have OpenOffice.org Version 2.0, running in Windows XP Professional, Version 2002, Service Pack 2. I would like to use the clipboard to paste equations from MathType 5.0 onto a slide. I do this all the time with MS Powerpoint, but it doesn't seem to work with Impress. I tried "Paste

Re: [users] OOo2, linux: quickstart _impossible_?

2005-10-27 Thread Robin Laing
Christof Petig wrote: Hi, The thing preventing us to use 2.0 is the inability to use any quickstart facility on linux. I do not ask for a nice working GUI, I ask for a basic working command line argument/flag combination. [Adapting ooqstart is trivial to me] Does anybody know the 2.0 equivalent

RE: [users] embed fonts in pdf

2005-10-27 Thread Jim White
> -Original Message- > From: G. Roderick Singleton [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 9:41 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Cc: users@openoffice.org > Subject: Re: [users] embed fonts in pdf > > On Thu, 2005-10-27 at 09:27 -0500, Jim White wrote: > > Is there a way t

Re: [users] embed fonts in pdf

2005-10-27 Thread Shoshannah Forbes
On 27/10/2005, at 16:27, Jim White wrote: Is there a way to "embed" fonts when I export to a pdf? I don't see an option for this but maybe it is called something else. It is done by default. --- Shoshannah Forbes http://www.xslf.com --

[users] Re: DDE Engine: Importing data direct to spreadsheet

2005-10-27 Thread Andrew Brown
CPHennessy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]: > The integration with Excel is >> so simple. Once the output has commenced; >> Excel opens automatically as a blank spreadsheet, with Sheet1 open >> and the spewed data automatically populates the spreadsheet into >> correct column

Re: [users] Base Forms

2005-10-27 Thread Richard Martin
This looks more what I need. Thanks for all your help so far - I'm sure there are plenty more questions to come :-) Richard Dan Lewis wrote: This is a draft copy of the Getting Started with Base chapter: http://delewis.com/OOo/GettingStartedWithBase_DL_26Oct05.odt. The bottom of page 17

[users] Re: Paste Values only?

2005-10-27 Thread Matej Cepl
Rich wrote: > at least in 1.1.5 (should be the same in 2.0) : > choose "paste special" and select only "numbers" OK, the point (which I missed) is that you have to clear ALL checkboxes except of the one I want (strings in my case). Thanks for kicking me in the right direction. Matej -- Matej Ce

Re: [users] localized date and time formats in english OO2.0?

2005-10-27 Thread Robin Laing
G. Roderick Singleton wrote: On Wed, 2005-10-26 at 22:31 +0200, kb wrote: hi. i am using the base version of openoffice 2.0 mostly on linux but sometimes on windows. the only thing i lack is the possibility to make openoffice display date and times localized. for example, in the Open file dial

Re: [users] Time to open and save large files with Calc

2005-10-27 Thread Robin Laing
CPHennessy wrote: On Wed October 26 2005 16:22, Bryce Schober wrote: On 10/26/05, Jim Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello All: Is there a trick to working with large files in calc? The same spreadsheet opens and saves in a few seconds with excel and gnumeric. Apparently not. I've had

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-10-27 Thread Doug Thompson
Bousfield,Ken wrote: Hi I am considering using OpenOffice instead of MS Office. Can you please advise whether there is, or is likely to be a Developers edition for Database to allow distribution of database applications? Thank you Ken Bousfield It isn't necessary. The entire OOo suite

Re: [users] Time to open and save large files with Calc

2005-10-27 Thread Bryce Schober
On 10/26/05, Anthony Chilco <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hi Bryce, Jim, > The reason for the long load and save times is that all OOo files are > stored in XML format. Basically, they're text files and must be parsed > and translated to binary each time. MSO saves only in binary format, so > the l

Re: [users] Time to open and save large files with Calc

2005-10-27 Thread Bryce Schober
On 10/27/05, Robin Laing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > CPHennessy wrote: > > On Wed October 26 2005 16:22, Bryce Schober wrote: > > > >>On 10/26/05, Jim Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> > >>>Hello All: > > >>>Is there a trick to working with large files in calc? The same > >>>spreadsheet opens

Re: [users] Time to open and save large files with Calc

2005-10-27 Thread Robin Laing
Bryce Schober wrote: On 10/27/05, Robin Laing <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: CPHennessy wrote: On Wed October 26 2005 16:22, Bryce Schober wrote: On 10/26/05, Jim Martin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Hello All: Is there a trick to working with large files in calc? The same spreadsheet opens

Re: [users] Can you set Calc's auto-filter to ignore trailing spaces

2005-10-27 Thread Doug Thompson
CPHennessy wrote: On Mon October 24 2005 19:34, Robert Volke wrote: In Microsoft Office trailing spaces were ignored when filtering a column. Is there a way to do this in OpenOffice? I've looked through the documentation and was unable to find the answer to this question. My problem is tha

[users] Creating a Summary Query in a DBF Database

2005-10-27 Thread Jack Gillis
I hope this can be done. I have a OOo Database connected to a DBF database. I would like to create a query that summarizes an 'amount' field which in the table is defined as Decimal. As I understand it, that can be done only if the field is a 'Numeric' one. Well, I don't seem to be able t

[users] Language Packs

2005-10-27 Thread Dale Erwin
OOo 2.0 is very unstable on OS/2 right now waiting for an upgrade to the dlls which allow Win32 programs to run on OS/2. OOo 1.1.5 on the other hand is rock solid. I have been unable to find language packs for 1.1.5 in Spanish and Italian. Can anyone point me to where I might find these? There

[users] Re: Getting Started PDF links don't open Firefox

2005-10-27 Thread Jack Gillis
Thank you, Pete. Yes, it has been that way for months - Original Message - From: "Pete Holsberg" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Newsgroups: gmane.comp.openoffice.questions Sent: Thursday, October 27, 2005 10:50 AM Subject: Re: Getting Started PDF links don't open Firefox Jack Gillis wrote: Fir

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-10-27 Thread Matt Morgan
On 10/26/05, G. Roderick Singleton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Wed, 2005-10-26 at 09:40 -0400, Russ wrote: > > I currently downloaded open office and would like to know if there is a > > service inoviice template that I could download to use in the database. > > Thanks: Russ > > Please see htt

[users] Linux OO 2.0 crash at startup - buggy fonts - a fix

2005-10-27 Thread R.A. Crandall
If your linux box refuses to start 2.0: Check to see if it's a font issue. (none of the suggestions in the fonts faq helped me, other than that buggy fonts could cause a SEGV) (Symptom: OO 2.0 crashes on startup with a doc recovery screen and an 'unexpected error'. Splash progress bar gets to

[users] 2.0 For Linux

2005-10-27 Thread Rich Shepard
Recently I downloaded the huge tarball for 2.0 and today I tried to install it. Unfortunately, the installation directory has nothing but RPMs, and that does no good on a Slackware system. Up through 1.1.5, the linux/English download provided a distribution-agnostic installation directory. Wh

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-10-27 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Thu, 2005-10-27 at 13:00 -0400, Matt Morgan wrote: > On 10/26/05, G. Roderick Singleton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On Wed, 2005-10-26 at 09:40 -0400, Russ wrote: > > > I currently downloaded open office and would like to know if there is a > > > service inoviice template that I could downloa

[users] Installing 2.0 on Linux

2005-10-27 Thread wbg
I've downloaded it, but need to find a source for comprehensive installation instructions, especially after reading all the gotchas on this list about the install. Running 2.6.8 Tettnang(FC2). I see no reason to preserve the previous version of Open Office. Can someone point me to the best resour

Re: [users] Impress to Web

2005-10-27 Thread Howard Coles Jr.
On Thursday 27 October 2005 08:29 am, G. Roderick Singleton wrote: > On Thu, 2005-10-27 at 08:16 -0500, Howard Coles Jr. wrote: > > I would like to setup a web page that has an IMpress presentation, > > however, many folks may not have OOo. My question is, what would be a > > good way to put this

Re: [users] 2.0 For Linux

2005-10-27 Thread Rich Shepard
On Thu, 27 Oct 2005, G. Roderick Singleton wrote: Get the setup guide. Link is on www.openoffice.org or from the project in my sig. OK. It must be quite different from earlier versions, then. Rich -- Dr. Richard B. Shepard, President | Author of "Quantifying Environmental Applied Eco

[users] 2.0 re-install disaster

2005-10-27 Thread Brian E. Blandford
Through my own stupidity I've managed to turn a minor irritation into a major disaster! I've been following the "OO 2.0 - Error Message" thread as I shared the same problem. I picked up from it the suggestion that an answer might be to un-install and then reinstall. The log of the disaster th

Re: [users] 2.0 re-install disaster

2005-10-27 Thread G. Roderick Singleton
On Thu, 2005-10-27 at 19:28 +0100, Brian E. Blandford wrote: > Through my own stupidity I've managed to turn a minor irritation into a > major disaster! > > I've been following the "OO 2.0 - Error Message" thread as I shared the > same problem. I picked up from it the suggestion that an answer

[users] sort rows by column

2005-10-27 Thread James Lockie
How do I sort rows by the data in a specific column? I can sort the column but the cell data is tied to other cell data in the same row. - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTE

Re: [users] sort rows by column

2005-10-27 Thread David Chapman
To keep related data in sync - select all columns and apply the desired sorting. On 10/27/05, James Lockie <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > How do I sort rows by the data in a specific column? > I can sort the column but the cell data is tied to other cell data in > the same row. > > > -

Re: [users] about languager

2005-10-27 Thread hansheng
not, i mean that can I view and write Chinese in the English 2.0 not? so that i can download 2.0 now and never wait the Chinese 2.0 release. 2005/10/27, G. Roderick Singleton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>: > > On Thu, 2005-10-27 at 07:00 +0800, hansheng wrote: > > The OOver2 support type/view chinese Tradit

Re: [users] Please send me a teckie / Portland Oregon

2005-10-27 Thread North American Muscle Cars - Mopar
Thanks I will download the upgrade. I will sign on to the users list and save an example file and submit it and continue to get this OO spreadsheet to print reports. I do not print from "preview", but from under the File drag down menu. The driver with the HP work good for all other office prin

[users] Reporting a bug

2005-10-27 Thread RajeshVasa
Dear Sirs, I just started using OpenOffice The bugs is related to IMPRESS When I open a a powerpoint file in Impress and run it as a slideshow, system become unstable, display changes to lowresolution and I have to shutdown. I use a HP laptop and Win XP (with service pack 1). Even when I make

[users] Open Office for Mac

2005-10-27 Thread Shlomo Marcus
When will there be a vesion of openoffice 2.0 for mac os 10? - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

[users] Problems encountered in Impress.

2005-10-27 Thread Danny Farquharson
My partner is currently doing a Nursing course, she has to do a number of projects in order to pass her relevant semisters. I have recently installed Openoffice on our PC, to which she has aired her disagreement. One such project, is to prepare a presentation, with handouts etc., using Impress

[users] left to right right to left

2005-10-27 Thread sorush nazari
I cant adde the two buttons to the formatting toolbars. Could somone help please. The appear and disappear in an instant. what should I do. I'm using Ubunut Kde, 5.10 open office 2.0. Linux 686.

[users] [moderated]

2005-10-27 Thread DjToots99
I selected Windows latin mirror as my saver, now i can not operate my open office program at all, it just shows character that i can not read. Eugene

[users] [moderated] re Quattro Pro

2005-10-27 Thread Iver Franzen
Dear Sirs: How do I open a Quattro Pro spreadsheet? Thanks in advance. Iver Franzen, Naval Architect - To unsubscribe, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] For additional commands, e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Re: [users] sort rows by column

2005-10-27 Thread Nick Danger
Select *all* your data and then choose Data... Sort... when you choose the individual column by which to sort, it should take the rows connected to it. James Lockie wrote: How do I sort rows by the data in a specific column? I can sort the column but the cell data is tied to other cell data i

[users] [moderated]

2005-10-27 Thread Thomas E. Crane
I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO DOWNLOAD OPEN OFFICE 2.0, BUT CANNOT INSTALL...I GET ERROR MESSAGES.PLEASE ADVISE..THANK YOU...BEST WISHES...T. CRANE BUFFALO NEW YORK

[users] Linux OO 2.0 crash at startup - buggy fonts - a fix

2005-10-27 Thread R.A. Crandall
If your linux box refuses to start 2.0: Check to see if it's a font issue. (none of the suggestions in the fonts faq helped me, other than that buggy fonts could cause a SEGV) (Symptom: OO 2.0 crashes on startup with a doc recovery screen and an 'unexpected error'. Splash progress bar gets

Re: [users] Preserve space above paragraph at top of page?

2005-10-27 Thread Gary Oberbrunner
Fajar Priyanto wrote: > On Thursday 27 October 2005 08:25, Gary Oberbrunner wrote: >> I'm trying to format a book of poetry. Each stanza is a single >> paragraph with hard returns at the end of each line. >> >> If a new stanza begins at the top of a page, the "Above paragraph" >> spacing should be

[users] [moderated]

2005-10-27 Thread Gary Stetler
I am using OO2.0 on a machine running windows 2K. I started a database that now contains a large amount of data in a set of tables, yesterday I deleted several tables and queries. Today when I try to access my tables I get the following error message: If anybody can help I'd appreciate it as

[users] Re: Data Source Problem from Writer 2.0

2005-10-27 Thread Grady Weyenberg
G. Roderick Singleton wrote: On Thu, 2005-10-27 at 06:37 -0400, Jack Gillis wrote: I am breaking new ground as my experience using OOo grows and need a little help. I don't seem to find the answer in the Users Guide or Getting Started PDF's. When I use F4 to select a data source so I can cr

Re: [users] How to paste equations in Impress

2005-10-27 Thread Paul
Never used MathType5.0, but maybe you could get around it by exporting, from MathType5.0 to a picture format (eg, .png), then inserting the formula as a graphic. Alternatively the inbuilt formular editor with OOo is very good and useful... worth giving it a go... maybe /paul On 10/28/05, Ted Com

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-10-27 Thread Paul
I know it sounds simplistic, but you need to look in the folder where you resaved the document. While your saving it, have a look at where it is saved and then use windows explorer (since it seems your on a windows machine) to locate the file again... /paul On 10/27/05, debbie mentzer <[EMAIL PRO

[users] Deleting Pages

2005-10-27 Thread Dennis J. Tuchler
Where can I find how to delete whole pages quickly (i.e. without having to delete the content and then backspacing to the previous page)? -- Best regards, djtuchler Dennis J. Tuchler University City, Missouri 63130 USA - To

Re: [users] Cannot send error report-OpenOffice 2.0

2005-10-27 Thread Paul
If you can't submit the error report using the error reporter built into OOo, try to lodge a bug using www.openoffice.org. You have to create a login first, then lodge an issue (bug).. You can also attach the copy of the presentation, if its not sensitive... /paul On 10/26/05, Peter Sheales <[EM

[users] Registrierung durchgeführt klappt nicht

2005-10-27 Thread wassichristian
Hallo, ich benutze jetzt seit jahren openoffice, ich habe mich seit version 1.12 regelmäßig regestriert, aber der Regestrierungsrequester kommt immer wieder, egal welche Option ich wähle! Bis zur Version 1.15 habe ich den Nervrequester mit einem Hilfsprogram überbrückt. Das klappt mit Version 2.

Re: [users] how do I export query results from Base 2.0 to Calc 2.0?

2005-10-27 Thread Paul
If you've already got the results of the query displayed, go into Calc, select all the data, then (from the data source explorer browser) select the icon of "data to text". This will put all the data into the calc spreadsheet and you can do with it as you like... /paul On 10/26/05, Nicholas Sush

[users] RE: Quicky Welcome

2005-10-27 Thread ‡ þØè†Ê ‡
Many thanks for your welcome ! Just a little question : there are a lot of projects lists, where can I exactly find one about helping to translate documents ? Sorry if my question is obvious but i really don't find. - To uns

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-10-27 Thread Matt Morgan
On 10/27/05, G. Roderick Singleton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Thu, 2005-10-27 at 13:00 -0400, Matt Morgan wrote: > > On 10/26/05, G. Roderick Singleton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > On Wed, 2005-10-26 at 09:40 -0400, Russ wrote: > > > > I currently downloaded open office and would like to k

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-10-27 Thread Paul
Not to sound simplistic, but are all the tables listed in the query still there (ie, you didn't accidentally delete them yesterday)? /paul On 10/28/05, Gary Stetler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am using OO2.0 on a machine running windows 2K. I started a database > that now contains a large amo

Re: [users] [Fwd: sending email attachment from writer tries to open new instance of thunderbird]

2005-10-27 Thread Matthew Stier
You need to create a, or modify your,  Thunderbird startup script to change: -compose attachment=file:///var/tmp/svga3.tmp/noname2.odt into -remote 'xfeDoCommand(composeMessage,attachment=file:///var/tmp/svga3.tmp/noname2.odt)' if an already running version of Thunderbird exists. Brian

[users] Re: Preserve space above paragraph at top of page?

2005-10-27 Thread Grady Weyenberg
Gary Oberbrunner wrote: Fajar Priyanto wrote: On Thursday 27 October 2005 08:25, Gary Oberbrunner wrote: I'm trying to format a book of poetry. Each stanza is a single paragraph with hard returns at the end of each line. If a new stanza begins at the top of a page, the "Above paragraph" spa

[users] Re: [discuss] Problems encountered in Impress

2005-10-27 Thread Paul
There is no direct 'print preview' button, but you do see what you would print by selecting 'slide sorter' view. This gives you a view of exactly what will be printed. Typically you fit 6 pages to a single page using handout page. You can modify how many pages fit on a single page but selecting Fo

[users] Re: localized date and time formats in english OO2.0?

2005-10-27 Thread kb
Robin Laing wrote: > G. Roderick Singleton wrote: > >> On Wed, 2005-10-26 at 22:31 +0200, kb wrote: >> >>> hi. >>> i am using the base version of openoffice 2.0 mostly on linux but >>> sometimes on >>> windows. the only thing i lack is the possibility to make openoffice >>> display >>> date and ti

Re: [users] 2.0 re-install disaster

2005-10-27 Thread Brian E. Blandford
G. Roderick Singleton wrote: On Thu, 2005-10-27 at 19:28 +0100, Brian E. Blandford wrote: Through my own stupidity I've managed to turn a minor irritation into a major disaster! I've been following the "OO 2.0 - Error Message" thread as I shared the same problem. I picked up from it the

Re: [users] Registrierung durchgeführt klappt nicht

2005-10-27 Thread CPHennessy
On Thu October 27 2005 09:16, + [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > [ MODERATED ] *** > Hallo, > ich benutze jetzt seit jahren openoffice, ich habe mich seit version > 1.12 regelmäßig regestriert, aber der Regestrierungsrequester > kommt immer wieder, egal welche Option ich wähle! Bis z

Re: [users] Public license doubt

2005-10-27 Thread CPHennessy
On Wed October 26 2005 23:47, Alonso Sánchez Secades wrote: > Does the license allows use of OpenOffice suite to small business (2 PCs > with Linux)? Absolutely. You can use it, copy it, and give it to as many others as you want. All legally. Please reply to users@openoffice.org only -- CPH : o

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-10-27 Thread CPHennessy
On Wed October 26 2005 14:30, + Bousfield,Ken wrote: > [ MODERATED ] > > Hi > > I am considering using OpenOffice instead of MS Office. Can you please > advise whether there is, or is likely to be a Developers edition for > Database to allow distribution of database applicati

Re: [users] about languager

2005-10-27 Thread Shoshannah Forbes
On 27/10/2005, at 06:14, hansheng wrote: i mean that can I view and write Chinese in the English 2.0 not? Yes you can, just make sure to turn on the support in tools--options-- language tools. --- Shoshannah Forbes http://www.xslf.com -

Re: [users] Open Office for Mac

2005-10-27 Thread Shoshannah Forbes
On 27/10/2005, at 08:39, Shlomo Marcus wrote: When will there be a vesion of openoffice 2.0 for mac os 10? IIRC, it was released yesterday. Make sure that you have Apple's X11 installed before you install OpenOffice (or wait for NeoOffice to upgrade to version 2, which will take a few mo

Re: [users] left to right right to left

2005-10-27 Thread Shoshannah Forbes
On 27/10/2005, at 16:51, sorush nazari wrote: I cant adde the two buttons to the formatting toolbars. Could somone help please. The appear and disappear in an instant. This happens in Version 2 when you don't turn on Hebrew/Arabic support. Go to tools--options--language tools and mark the o

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-10-27 Thread CPHennessy
On Thu October 27 2005 16:31, + Thomas E. Crane wrote: > [ MODERATED ] > I HAVE TRIED SEVERAL TIMES TO DOWNLOAD OPEN OFFICE 2.0, BUT CANNOT > INSTALL...I GET ERROR MESSAGES.PLEASE ADVISE..THANK YOU...BEST > WISHES...T. CRANE BUFFALO NEW YORK Please use lower case letters

Re: [users] [moderated] re Quattro Pro

2005-10-27 Thread CPHennessy
On Thu October 27 2005 16:19, + Iver Franzen wrote: > [ MODERATED ] *** > Dear Sirs: > > How do I open a Quattro Pro spreadsheet? I do not think that OpenOffice.org can open Quattro Pro formatted files. You may be able to find a viewer for QuattroPro which can save the file a

Re: [users] Reporting a bug

2005-10-27 Thread CPHennessy
On Thu October 27 2005 10:44, + RajeshVasa wrote: > [ MODERATED ] *** > Dear Sirs, > > I just started using OpenOffice > > The bugs is related to IMPRESS > > When I open a a powerpoint file in Impress and run it as a slideshow, > system become unstable, display changes to lowre

Re: [users] [moderated]

2005-10-27 Thread CPHennessy
On Thu October 27 2005 16:05, + [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I selected Windows latin mirror as my saver, now i can not operate my open > office program at all, it just shows character that i can not read. Hi Eugene, The above is not so clear. Maybe you'd prefer a mailing list in your won languag

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